Two months after D-Day, an Allied force dominated by soldiers conscripted from French colonies swept into southern France. It’s a chapter of its history that France has long obscured.
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What to Know About Mpox After the Global Health Emergency Alert
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak that has spread to more than a dozen African countries.
Mpox Outbreak: What to Know About Symptoms and Risks
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak that has spread to more than a dozen African countries.
W.H.O. Declares Mpox Outbreak in African Countries a Global Emergency
The epidemic is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the virus has now appeared in a dozen other African countries.
Ceasefire Talks on Sudan’s Civil War Open in Switzerland
The American-backed talks in Switzerland, which started on Wednesday, aim to halt a catastrophic civil war. But only one side has turned up.
Guinea Court Finds Former President Guilty of Stadium Massacre and Rapes
The West African nation’s former leader and some of his top aides were found guilty of crimes against humanity for mass murder and rapes committed during and after a pro-democracy protest in 2009.
Drone Strike in Sudan Targets Army Leader in Failed Assassination Attempt, Military Says
For 15 months, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been leading a war for control of the country against his rival, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
After Biden’s Withdrawal, Some Want Their Aged Leaders to Follow His Lead
Most of the world’s oldest leaders — in their 80s and even one in his 90s — are in Africa, which happens to have the youngest population of any continent.
Kamala Harris Is Known Abroad for a Personal Touch, and Tough Talk
Heads of state and diplomats who have interacted with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee say she uses humor, and talk of food, to help leaven hard discussions.
What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Foreign Policy Positions
Here is what we know about the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s views on issues like migration and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.